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As the MINOUW project comes to an end, we’re delighted they have decided to add their excellent selection of selectivity trials to the Gearing Up tool. Since its implementation in late 2017, our interactive online tool has been supporting the fishing industry’s adaptation to the Landing Obligation. What is Gearing… Continue Reading Picking up the baton from the MINOUW project

A key focus of the MINOUW project has been identifying effective solutions that could be adapted or implemented in Mediterranean fisheries. Can a technique that has proved successful for trawlers in Norway be used in the smaller scale fisheries of the Sicily? Of all fishing techniques used across European Fisheries,… Continue Reading Successful trials of sorting grids in Sicily

The MINOUW project has successfully pioneered a cooperative approach for fisheries management and research, which has delivered practical and cost effective solutions for fishers across the Mediterranean. But what have we learned? Our collaborative approach placed fishers at the centre After decades of top-down processes and regulations the MINOUW project… Continue Reading MINOUW proves that inclusive teamwork brings results

Building sustainable, profitable fisheries in the Mediterranean will require the development and implementation of successful management plans. Evidence repeatedly shows that adopting a co-management model – where these plans are developed in consultation with the fishers who will be affected – is by far the most effective approach for achieving… Continue Reading Co-management: the key to sustainable future fisheries

The ‘guarding net’ is a simple net modification for use in trammel net fisheries that greatly reduces bycatch. In multiple tests carried out by the MINOUW project it has proven to be a simple and effective solution to the problem of discards. Small scale fisheries need practical, affordable solutions As… Continue Reading Tried and tested: the 3 benefits of the ‘guarding net’